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| Posted On: | 25-Jan-2001 |
| From: | "Steve " [steve.....com] |
| Subject: | RE: [Roatan] (no subject) |
That brings up something I had forgotten. Visitors to Roatan vary in their response to the sandflies. For some people, they barely are bothered. For others, especially if they don't use repellent and scratch, they can get red marks. When I first arrived, I got red marks from them, but after a month or two they no longer left a mark and didn't itch. I also lived right on the beach when I first came down, which was great, but after a while I moved up in the hills. There were very few sandflies up there. Best, Steve > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 7:08 PM > Subject: Re: [Roatan] (no subject) > > > The island is beautiful and you can enjoy the beach immensely. > That said, I > don't recommend lieing IN the sand. The sand flies can be anywhere from > nonexistent to horrible. They are usually mildly annoying. There are > several tricks to avoiding problems. Laying on the docks or on elevated > platforms is one. Smearing your body with a think coat of oil (drowns em) > is another. The key is to be aware of them so that you don't let > them ever > get you to the stage you are miserable. That means carrying and using > repellants, not sitting in the sand itself, and avoiding staying still > unprotected when they are about. There is so much wonderful > stuff to see in > the water that you don't want to be asleep on the sand anyway. You just > have to work around the problem when it exists. > > > http://www.roatanet.com | |
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